This anonymous interview is with a job hunter who is currently employed (even if part-time or in an unrelated field), has not been hired within the last two months, and has been looking for a new position for More than 18 months. This person is looking in Academic libraries, at the following levels: Director/Dean. This job hunter is in an urban area in the Northeastern US, and is willing to move in a

One response to “I used to get hired easily. Last 2 years, not so much”

I wish there were some “secret potion” to getting hired. But there isn’t. I work full time at an academic library and we really need to hire about 10 people just to make the work flow more efficiently. But we don’t have positions to hire 10 people and I’m losing my part-time people because they can’t survive on a part-time salary. Sigh. It just has to get better. This is ridiculous. Lib schools need to be honest with people. It’s still a tough market out there, even if you are willing to move.